Jack Grealish

[eastmanc]

He turns the normal every match run of the mill contact into a foul. Last night's pen was a classic example. Were he to arrive in Beswick Pep would tell him or the refs would book him.

watching him yesterday I thought exactly the same thing David, every bit of contact is a foul. If he was ever to sign for City I would be worried that he would stifle the flow of our game with all the stoppages . He has a lot of talent but I would like him to stay on his feet a bit more.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

watching him yesterday I thought exactly the same thing David, every bit of contact is a foul. If he was ever to sign for City I would be worried that he would stifle the flow of our game with all the stoppages . He has a lot of talent but I would like him to stay on his feet a bit more.

I'd like him to stay on his feet a lot more.

 

[EL APACHE TEVEZ]

After watching Dave Silva playing for us for 10 years I don't really relish the idea of having to support a player who looks to gain an advantage by trying to con the officials as often as Grealish does.

That’s probably where we’ve gone wrong over the years it never did barca or Madrid any harm

 

[yerwot?]

initiating "contact" seems to be preconcieved, take that out of his game and he could be a real asset. Very quick feet, able to find a way out of lost-cause situations, disguises passes, and capable of the unexpected. Not being the biggest fish in the pond, may or may not be a problem for him. The entire thread is based on pure speculation, which passes the time but is just that , a hobby/pass-time. Carry on...

 

[supercity88]

Some of the ‘cons’ put on here make me laugh. Holding onto the ball to long, going down too easily etc. are all things that, if told by a coach to stop then he’ll stop. That’s what footballers do.

Players with us don’t hold onto the ball too long. Mahrez used to them hardly played and now he doesn’t unless he’s attacking his marker.

If Grealish came then he’d be moulded into the player Pep wants him to be so if we’re chasing him then it’s because we recognise attributes in his game that we can mould. Easy as that really.

He's intelligent enough to do it when he knows it's a free kick, like someone charging into the back of him. He's a threat and the opposition know it so they give him a kick and target him. Kane's another expert at winning free kicks for very little - but enough - contact. Ball fired into him, takes a touch, holds defender behind him then falls onto the ball - free kick.

Most of our players take one or two touches and keep the ball moving. De Bruyne is someone who takes a few more or looks to run with the ball to make things happen and as a result is fouled a lot.

There are definitely things Grealish can improve on, but that's two England games in a row now where the performances all round have been fairly poor but he's been involved in the goals. He opened Austria up with his little ball round the corner to Kane (who showed great movement), then split the defence looking to get on the end of the return ball.

And he showed good nous to get into the box and draw the foul for the penalty yesterday. Maybe it's overruled without VAR but there was some contact and as a defender if you are wrong side you are in trouble when trying to make a tackle or get back into position.

 

[Berts Neck]

Salah is a cheat, truthfully every time you see him with the ball he looks for a penalty or free kick if he does not have a shooting opportunity..I would not put Grealish in that league at all..he is a manipulator and frankly, whilst I could never condone Salah at our club, if we are to win the CL , we need to start to becoming a little more adept at playing the game to its limits of fairness..and please dont say City are whiter than white because Fern is a master at stopping counter-attacks, and someone has to take that role when he is gone.

 

[Delphinho]

How could anyone call this a dive?

 

[Keeper!]

I'd like him to stay on his feet a lot more.

Too good a player not to, and IF he does come here, something that will have to stop.

 

[Centurions]

How could anyone call this a dive?

Who did?

 

[skillman]

He's intelligent enough to do it when he knows it's a free kick, like someone charging into the back of him. He's a threat and the opposition know it so they give him a kick and target him. Kane's another expert at winning free kicks for very little - but enough - contact. Ball fired into him, takes a touch, holds defender behind him then falls onto the ball - free kick.

Most of our players take one or two touches and keep the ball moving. De Bruyne is someone who takes a few more or looks to run with the ball to make things happen and as a result is fouled a lot.

There are definitely things Grealish can improve on, but that's two England games in a row now where the performances all round have been fairly poor but he's been involved in the goals. He opened Austria up with his little ball round the corner to Kane (who showed great movement), then split the defence looking to get on the end of the return ball.

And he showed good nous to get into the box and draw the foul for the penalty yesterday. Maybe it's overruled without VAR but there was some contact and as a defender if you are wrong side you are in trouble when trying to make a tackle or get back into position.

The thing is, and it's been said before, that he plays for Villa who will see set pieces as a golden route to scoring a goal. Same with England, definitely under Southgate anyway, so Grealish won't be discouraged from winning those free kicks under GS and Dean Smith.

If he joins City, it'll be brought out of him IMO or we'll keep it in his game presuming we get a proper number 9 this Summer. We're already a threat at set pieces now with Stones, Dias and Rodri plus KDB's delivery so add Grealish winning free kicks in vital areas and it's a valid threat to have.